Caesalpinia bonduc

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NAME: Caesalpinia bonduc  

FAMILY: Leguminosae

COMMON NAMES: Bonduc nut, physic nut, yellow nicker, cadoque, Atmota

LOCAL NAMES: Ayoo, Mate de Costa

USEFUL PART(s): Roots, leaves, seeds

GENERAL USES:

  • The oil derived from the seeds is used for cooking

  • Oil from the seed is used in making cosmetic

  • It is cultivated as a live fence

GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

  • Angola

  • Tanzania

  • Ethiopia

  • Nigeria

  • Sierra Leone

  • Equatorial Guinea

  • China

  • Brazil

  • Peru

 

WHY IS IT GREEN?

Caesalpinia bonduc medicinal values include

  • Fever

  • Anthelmintics

  • Respiratory diseases

  • Anticancer

  • Antifungal

  • Antiviral

  • Febrifuge

  • hypercholesterolemia

  • malaria

  • cough

  • rheumatism

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

FUN FACT

  • Caesalpinia bonduc is a scandent plant with stems growing up to 15 m long that are usually equipped with robust thorns.

  • It is found mostly in disturbed sites and it is propagated by seeds.

FURTHER READINGS

Balasubramanian, D., Arunachalam, K., & Arunachalam, A. (2016). Dioecious caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. calls for conservation in Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Tropical Ecology, 57(1), 119–124.

Tu, W. C., Ding, L. F., Yang, H., Song, L. D., & Wu, X. De. (2017). A new cassane diterpene from Caesalpinia bonduc. Yaoxue Xuebao, 52(2), 279–282. https://doi.org/10.16438/j.0513-4870.2016-1121

Zhang, P., Tang, C., Yao, S., Ke, C., Lin, G., Hua, H. M., & Ye, Y. (2016). Cassane Diterpenoids from the Pericarps of Caesalpinia bonduc. Journal of Natural Products, 79(1), 24–29. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00520